How to Increase Range on your Electric Bike for Free!

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[@danielsilcott-bl1mo]

I use my ebike power in the mornings only to power my odometer. It's a "downhill" trip so the motor isn't necessary. Going home "up hill" is slightly necessary so i use level 1 of 9 PAS to get up the hills.

[@13ahab]

You need to set the height of the bike seat correctly with the ball of the foot on the pedal and the knee slightly bent.

[@Nphen]

My DIY ebikes don't have the pedal assist sensors hooked up, so I got used to throttle and pedal with no assist. On my new Biktrix, I put the assist down to 0 and use throttle only on hills or to get up to speed. I can't use pedal assist to get past 20mph. It's a lot easier to throttle up past 20, then pedal hard to keep motor usage low. I keep it in pedal assist 0 so that I know the feeling of the gears with no motor. Pedaling the fat tire Biktrix Stunner is a lot harder than my DIY 2.2 inch wide wheel bikes. This is good, because it's made me a lot stronger at pedaling. I can go 10 miles with hardly touching the battery. It's getting back home where I lean more on the throttle. Going out with friends, we rarely go over 15, meaning I hardly touch the throttle even in assist level 0!

[@mcresearch]

Use re-gen braking if you have it, especially downhill.

[@stavman8536]

I own a budget 750w hub moror ebike with a 48v 15ah battery and manage range 0f 95km with only pedal assistand by using max 3rd level of assist at str8s and 2nd level at uphills ) ! I also sometimes carry with a second bat. and manage 180km distance ! Often at str8s and downhill put assist on...0 and ...work my legs ! Also i have replace freewheel from 14~28 to 11~28 ! I can feel pedals over 40kmh !!

[@HB-yq8gy]

The Bafang BBSO2 750w 48v-10ah weak on on pedal assist 5 max flat only 7-8 miles dead. It on a Trek 4500 hard tail. I have a lot hills in a small radius. I should’ve gotta a big battery. A less aggressive tire cheaper option.

[@ThomasMarcotte-jt9od]

My bike has an amp meter. My advice is monitor the amps and do things to minimize amps. Ex. Riding 28 mph requires 20 amps but slowing down just a tad drops the amps by half.

[@XplorinWithPaul]

Could you atttach a smaller solar panel to charge while moving?

[@calvintanner7897]

I have 2 batteries a ( Standard ) 48V 13ah, and an ( extended range) 48V 21ah battery. The standard battery can get 50 miles on a single charge ( 4 - 6 hours ), but If the extended range battery 48V 21ah goes from 50 - 90 miles on a single charge. How can I get the extra 40 miles to max out on the battery based on it's run time for charging.

[@klaykudwa]

Hello NLR team, I have been riding my Gen3 Outcross for awhile now and I have noticed something interesting that could be improved. That is, maps that accoumodate ebike speeds. Bike route est time of arrival on Google maps is super inaccurate I usually arrive 30-40% quicker to my destinations ranging from 10-25 miles. Question up for debate, should mapping services have an ebike mode to estmiate time of arrival? Topic of thought.

[@danearl8607]

Knowing where there are free plugs would be good to know. Get lithium iron phosphate battery rather than lithium ion becuase of charging and discharging to 100% and more cycles.

[@itzjustkris7964]

Why don’t they make an e-bike where the pedals act as a generator so you can charge it as you ride

[@adayatatyme]

If you provide 20% of the power, the math works out that you will go 25% further, not 20%.

[@patrickkelly4400]

all pretty elementary things i already knew but good video

[@calvintanner7897]

What if you have a 48V 21ah extended range battery that's ( 50km - 90km in range ) whereas the standard battery is only 50km in range ? I'm only using the 48V 21ah extended range battery for everyday use, and would the maximum number between the Speedometer and Odometer play a part with the 48V 21ah Extended range battery ?

[@NightOwlGames]

how difficult is it to pedel without the battery powered up, can you just turn on the power when its needed for a steep hill or something then turn it off again and pedel, is it just like pedeling a regular bike or is it much harder?

[@michaelandujar8109]

It's a little bit heavier but you will manage.

[@rickywright583]

🤙

[@keric3730]

I always forget I want to lose weight for the sake of range. He he. 🍨

[@douggolde7582]

Pedaling, who knew?

[@colinwatkins2950]

why do all you youtubers always play music with your videos its bloody well distracting.

[@robcrissinger776]

20/80 charging longer life more cycles